The FCC Enforcement Bureau settled an investigation
The FCC Enforcement Bureau settled an investigation against Townsquare Media of El Paso and Regent Broadcasting of El Paso, over a failure by Regent in 2010 to disclose the sponsorship of paid advertisements when it was licensee of El Paso…
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stations KLAQ(FM) and KROD(AM), said an order issued Tuesday (http://bit.ly/14gpVZY). The stations were airing ads for a store called The Cigarette Outlet, and omitting the word “cigarette” and the name of the store from the ad to avoid running afoul of FCC rules against cigarette ads, said the enforcement bureau order. However, the failure to identify the ad’s buyer violated sponsorship rules, the bureau said. Townsquare acquired the stations in 2010, but “assumed liability” for the outcome of the Enforcement Bureau’s investigation, and has agreed in a consent decree to pay $15,000 and follow a detailed compliance plan, the order said.